Essay looking at the abortion issue from a strictly legal standpoint, with opinion based thesis pro-abortion. From 1973 to 1995, landmark cases, political climates and bibliography included.

Legal Tides Surrounding Abortion "Just like me to put all my eggs in one bastard." -Dorothy Parker on her abortion and subsequent failure to conceive later on in life. I have never known a time when abortion was not an option for any unwanted pregnancy I might find myself with. Those of us with these freedoms we have never had to fight for often forget what hardships and sacrifices others have made for these rights …

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